House speaker bashes governor over car tax, college tuition

February 27, 2017The Providence Journal

Political scientist Wendy Schiller comments on the timing of House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello's dismissal of Gov. Gina Raimondo's proposed free college tuition and car tax plan. "This is a guy who barely won reelection and I think he is understandably nervous and trying to stake out territory politically that builds on his strengths."